The Supreme Court blocked the execution of a Texas prisoner because he was not allowed to have his Buddhist spiritual advisor in the execution chamber.
Author: Richard Wolf, USA TODAY
The Supreme Court takes on gerrymandering. A cottage industry wants to prove it’s gone too far
A cottage industry of academics and entrepreneurs wants to convince Supreme Court justices that partisan gerrymandering has gone too far.
Justice Clarence Thomas breaks three-year silence in Mississippi case about racial bias in jury selection
The Supreme Court’s senior justice, who seldom speaks during oral argument, broke a three-year silence to ask questions in a race discrimination case.
Six trials for same murders: Supreme Court frowns on racial jury selection tactics of Mississippi prosecutor
After six trials for the same crime, Curtis Flowers from Mississippi reached the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes of winning another chance.
Divided Supreme Court makes it easier to detain noncitizens with criminal records
The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a victory by making it easier to detain noncitizens with criminal records.
Supreme Court won’t allow ‘Downton Abbey’ ex-congressman to challenge his fraud indictment
A former congressman indicted after remodeling his office in the style of the TV series “Downton Abbey” will get a hearing before the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court blocks Louisiana abortion restrictions, handing anti-abortion movement a temporary setback
A divided Supreme Court halted abortion restrictions in Louisiana until the justices decide if the law varies from a Texas law they blocked in 2016.
Supreme Court’s conservatives appear poised to expand Second Amendment gun rights
An obscure New York City restriction on gun owners may give the Supreme Court reason to expand Second Amendment rights more broadly.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg absent from Supreme Court while recovering from surgery, a first in her career
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg missed the court’s regular session Monday while recovering from surgery, a first in her career.
President Trump bets big on Supreme Court to uphold controversial policies after lower court losses
President Trump is betting big on the Supreme Court to revive policies from immigration and border security to transgender soldiers in the military.